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Astro Empires is a space strategy browser game. It's played directly from any web browser and runs on a persistent universe in real time.

Develop bases, produce fleets, research for new technologies, form alliances and trade with your friends and neighbors, defend your empire or start wars and engage into epic battles!

To be a great emperor you need to develop your base by constructing structures.

As this is a persistent game your construction will take real time to complete.

http://www.freeworldgroup.com/g/i/astro-empires.htm

Hmm, I may try this... Doubt I will have much if any time for it when I return to "hell". But hey!